10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2012

In California, the Cliff Swallows usually arrive in February so the agency in charge of enforcing these laws, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), considers February 15th to September 1st the swallow nesting season. Completed nests during this breeding season cannot be touched without a permit from the U.S.

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Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

To offset yesterday's crappy news about California, here's good news from the EU! The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. Full article on Food Safety News. As of Jan. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D.,

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I used to support the bloodless bullfights held in California. This was a clear violation of animal law. Next time, though, I might want to hook up with an animal rights group to protest. Anyway, here is an article that describes the practice and provides some background on the Portuguese-Americans in California.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

PETA claims the captured killer whales are treated like slaves, forced to live in tanks and perform daily at its parks in San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida. Advertisement: Story continues below "This case is on the next frontier of civil rights," said PETA lawyer Jeffrey Kerr, representing the five orcas.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The trap had been set in the woods right next to my house. Had I known the law better I would have said, “Excuse me, but this trap is not worth over $250 nor have I damaged it with explosives, so in the State of New York you cannot legally charge me with Malicious Mischief.” I’d released birds there. I knew the wildlife.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

A Seattle law firm is taking on dairies, claiming that a price-fixing scheme has consumers paying too much for milk. Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing was the first to uncover the alleged systematic slaughter of healthy dairy cows in California. If the dairy companies were doing this, well, that's cold!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Because I have birded southern California in winter several times there weren’t any of the normally occurring birds that I could get within easy reach of my in-laws house in Orange County. Permission to use the car was obtained from the brother-in-law and permission to be missing until 10 AM was obtained from Daisy.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2008

Robyn Shelby, a law student from California, has been volunteering at the temple for seven months and told ABC News, "I haven't seen anything that I don't agree with, and I am very big on animal rights. {accuses} the temple of illegally trafficking and mistreating the tigers, allegations that the temple emphatically denies.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2012

He teaches Advanced Birding at the Palo Alto Adult School in California, regularly leads field trips throughout the state, and is a pelagic trip leader out of Monterey Bay and Half Moon Bay. Enter John Muir Laws. “The Laws Guide” doesn’t jump into all this material headlong however.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 12, 2010

A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators. In California last week, Gov. This requirement would at least relieve the worst of the production horrors that are common in the industry now.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In law, there is often a similar approach, memorably articulated by Justice Louis Brandeis , who said “in most matters it is more important that the applicable rule of law be settled than that it be settled right.”. This preference for stability seems uncontroversial in principle, in many disciplines, not just taxonomy.

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 2, 2007

But you may not know that we have filed a lawsuit against Mendes Calf Ranch for its violation of California animal cruelty laws. While our lawsuit to stop this cruel practice is pending in court, there is more we can do for these animals right now. Video footage here.) Information about the campaign can be found here.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 14, 2012

Whether individuals have legal rights depends on the laws and other legal background (e.g., the United States) citizens meeting certain requirements have the legal right to vote or run for elected office; in other countries (e.g., Libya) citizens do not have these rights. In some countries (e.g.,

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

from left to right Fred, Mike, Isaac, Andrew, Gene (in back), Tom Though it was an absurdly long trip and the ratio of birding to driving was not ideal the twitch was well worth it. • Explore These Related Posts The other southern woodpecker Birding the East End of Long Island Another California Bird? Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

That can take years, particularly in Texas, where property rights are deemed sacrosanct. But alternatives are being largely being ignored and laws that would require consideration of other options will be simply be waived. If permission is denied, the government must use the legal power of eminent domain to obtain the land.

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